Best Practices for Event Cover Images and Public Sharing
Get your event looking right the moment it's shared on WhatsApp or Facebook, not after.
Why the cover image matters immediately
The moment your event's public or registration link is shared, WhatsApp, Facebook, anywhere that generates a link preview, whatever image is set becomes the feature image people see before they even click through.
Recommendations
- Upload a cover image before the first time you share the link publicly, some platforms cache link previews, so an image added after the first share may take time to update for people who already saw the old preview
- Use a clear, readable image, event flyers with a lot of small text often shrink poorly in link-preview thumbnails
- If your event has no cover image, Sermfy falls back to your church's default feature image, then your logo, so a public link is never left showing generic branding by default
Treat your event cover image as part of publishing the event, not a nice-to-have added afterward, it's often the very first thing a potential attendee sees.
Best practice
Reuse a consistent visual style across your event covers (same fonts, same color treatment) so your church's events are recognizable in someone's feed before they've even read the title.
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